Werner, Bob, and Rene, fantastic images with the 10, 21, 70-200. Rene, I am particularly taken with your mountain shots in monochrome. There is something about the DOF and the dramatic contrast that makes them look unlike other snowy mountain images. Bravo.
A few more from Yellowstone...I really liked the hot springs and their amazing diversity of color, texture, and less so their various aromas.
philber's bike pictures reminded me that the Tour de France has started.
Alors, I can also contribute a recent picture of a bike in France, although ... this is not Otus and the bike is not as shiny as those in Paris.
Photo taken at 7:52 AM on June 8, 2015 of a cascade down stream of Dark Hollow Falls, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Leica R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit V2 lens, ISO 50, lens set to about f16 for 2.5 seconds. Exposure corrected by +0.36 stops and processed in LR6.
As the last chance to check out the gear and also to practice for Costa Rica a week from today, I went to photograph burrowing owls yesterday. The long-legged owls hunt on the ground during the day, unlike other owls. They live underground in burrows they’ve dug themselves or taken over from a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. Here are two images captured yesterday.
Lens used: Canon 400mm f/4 DO Mark II with 1.4X TC
charles.K wrote:
Joshua, seriously awesome shots Great lighting and fascinating captures.
Great shots everyone !!!
Thank you very much, Charles! I had my A6300 with me, too and I used it for more reach and I have to say that tiny camera is impressive and it can give the A7r II a run for its money. I will post those pictures somewhere else .
I'll wrap up the series of rhododendrons here with a few more "sunny" shots.
I'm please to get so many vibrant shots, considering I only went to a couple neighborhoods, and didn't cover more than a small fraction of the city, not touching the wealthier areas on Broadway Hill and Bel Air. Next year . . .
Although the Zony 24-70/4 OS is not considered the top lens for sharpness, it works pretty well with ISO 200 and 400 for the hand held shots in this series. Perhaps next year I'll try something else, but for this sort of "editorial" photography, the Zony was perfect. (Thanks again, Joshua!)
Thanks for all the "likes" and comments on the series.
Technically, an azalea, a member of the same flowering tree/shrub family. ;)
